On 6/23/19 Mt. Carmel Police arrested Mary E. Birkla, age 50, of Mt. Carmel, for Domestic Battery following a domestic dispute with her boyfriend. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 800 block of West 6th.Street in reference to a domestic. Once officers arrived on scene they found the boyfriend had a significant ear injury from Birkla, who had allegedly bit the boyfriend’s ear. After completing their investigation officers placed Birkla under arrest. Herboyfriend later sought treatment at a local hospital. Birkla was transported to the Wabash County Jail where she was charged and held pending a bond setting by a judge. Mt. Carmel Police were assisted by the Wabash County Sheriff's Office.